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Eugene Robinson, 45 year veteran of the Washington Post and Pulitzer Price winner, has called it quits. Robinson's last day was yesterday. He cited the shift in the paper's editorial policy implemented by owner Jeff Bezos as the reason for his departure.
April 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Eugene Robinson, 45 year veteran of the Washington Post and Pulitzer Price winner, has called it quits. Robinson's last day was yesterday. He cited the shift in the paper's editorial policy implemented by owner Jeff Bezos as the reason for his departure.
Global equity markets are in free fall and turmoil because of the Trump Tariff Tirade. US markets alone lopped of $2 trillion on Thursday, 4/3//25. And Trump can't resist the howling call of Saudi Arabian money and some Springtime golf.
President Donald Trump left the White House for Florida on Thursday and dined with leaders of the LIV Golf tour that evening.
Did Donald Trump skip US soldier memorial for golf dinner? What we know
www.newsweek.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Global equity markets are in free fall and turmoil because of the Trump Tariff Tirade. US markets alone lopped of $2 trillion on Thursday, 4/3//25. And Trump can't resist the howling call of Saudi Arabian money and some Springtime golf.
What and intriguing situation Ka$h Patel faces. I'm guessing NOTHING will come of this from the FBI...Congress maybe, but not the FBI.
Kash Patel is sitting next to Gabbard and Waltz right now in their Senate hearing... someone better ask him - are you going to investigate the two jackasses sitting next to you?
March 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
What and intriguing situation Ka$h Patel faces. I'm guessing NOTHING will come of this from the FBI...Congress maybe, but not the FBI.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard looks like a college sorority president explaining the hazing and booze filled party that got too loud. If there is ever a prize for "Best Guilty Facial Expression" MS. Gabbard should win hands down.
March 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard looks like a college sorority president explaining the hazing and booze filled party that got too loud. If there is ever a prize for "Best Guilty Facial Expression" MS. Gabbard should win hands down.
About the National Security breach...The only way to blame this national security breach on DEI is to redefine the acronym.
D=Dumb
E=Extreme
I=Ignorance
Unfortunately, the journalist is the only one likely to face charges. The big issue is the NatSec group using non-secure comms outside of a SCIF.
D=Dumb
E=Extreme
I=Ignorance
Unfortunately, the journalist is the only one likely to face charges. The big issue is the NatSec group using non-secure comms outside of a SCIF.
March 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
About the National Security breach...The only way to blame this national security breach on DEI is to redefine the acronym.
D=Dumb
E=Extreme
I=Ignorance
Unfortunately, the journalist is the only one likely to face charges. The big issue is the NatSec group using non-secure comms outside of a SCIF.
D=Dumb
E=Extreme
I=Ignorance
Unfortunately, the journalist is the only one likely to face charges. The big issue is the NatSec group using non-secure comms outside of a SCIF.
Tiger Woods took to social media to announce to his millions of followers that he's in a relationship with Vanessa, the ex-wife of Donald Trump, Jr. Woods wrote of love and how great life is. He closed by asking for PRIVACY from the millions who saw his post. Wouldn't if have been...oh, never mind.
March 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Tiger Woods took to social media to announce to his millions of followers that he's in a relationship with Vanessa, the ex-wife of Donald Trump, Jr. Woods wrote of love and how great life is. He closed by asking for PRIVACY from the millions who saw his post. Wouldn't if have been...oh, never mind.
More Science, more scientists. Fewer idiots, less ignorance.
And I applaud your capitalization of the word Science, just sayin.'
And I applaud your capitalization of the word Science, just sayin.'
At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years.
Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.
Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.
March 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
More Science, more scientists. Fewer idiots, less ignorance.
And I applaud your capitalization of the word Science, just sayin.'
And I applaud your capitalization of the word Science, just sayin.'
This image is worth keeping!! Many thanks Dr. T!
Notice to flat-Earthers all around the globe: Please alert the authorities if tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse looks like this:
March 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This image is worth keeping!! Many thanks Dr. T!
Just so everyone is clear about Elon Musk and his thinking. Musk posted on X that Adolf Hitler didn't murder anyone; rather it was German government employees.Take a moment to consider what would have happened if an official in the Obama-Biden or Clinton-Gore administrations had said such a remark.
March 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Just so everyone is clear about Elon Musk and his thinking. Musk posted on X that Adolf Hitler didn't murder anyone; rather it was German government employees.Take a moment to consider what would have happened if an official in the Obama-Biden or Clinton-Gore administrations had said such a remark.
Well said...and a strong perspective written without fear. We need more boldness like this, not less.
Let it be said. Our government and the people who work for it are not a waste or a fraud. They are a modern goddamn miracle.
If Elon Musk doesn’t like a government that serves all the people, he is welcome to build a time travel machine and return to Apartheid South Africa.
the.ink/p/government...
If Elon Musk doesn’t like a government that serves all the people, he is welcome to build a time travel machine and return to Apartheid South Africa.
the.ink/p/government...
Government is a miracle
Why DOGE's attack on "waste" is really an attack on an entire century of progress
the.ink
March 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Well said...and a strong perspective written without fear. We need more boldness like this, not less.
I have added in a horn honk to make certain the see my gesture.
I find myself flipping off the cyber trucks now. Am I the only one?
March 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I have added in a horn honk to make certain the see my gesture.
"Slava Ukraini"
February 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"Slava Ukraini"
Fearful, certainly. Bezos is probably going to turn the once vaunted WashPost into a daily advertising rag for the current President...his position, his interests, and all the concealment readers can stomach.
"It’s craven. He’s basically fearful of Trump."
Marty Baron, former executive editor of the Washington Post, interprets what Jeff Bazos announced this morning. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Marty Baron, former executive editor of the Washington Post, interprets what Jeff Bazos announced this morning. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
February 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Fearful, certainly. Bezos is probably going to turn the once vaunted WashPost into a daily advertising rag for the current President...his position, his interests, and all the concealment readers can stomach.
Mr. Menn, I shudder at your naivete. Bezos is not going to stop at the Opinion Page with directing language and points of view. It's only a matter of time until you get the memo in your inbox which limits the actual words, phrases, and sources you can use in your hard news stories. You'll see.
I understand why some are cancelling Washington Post subscriptions. I personally would not, and I hope you don't. The opinion pages are changing. Nothing has happened to the news report, which is both good and crucial. If the owner interferes with that, you will definitely hear about it. Thanks.
February 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Mr. Menn, I shudder at your naivete. Bezos is not going to stop at the Opinion Page with directing language and points of view. It's only a matter of time until you get the memo in your inbox which limits the actual words, phrases, and sources you can use in your hard news stories. You'll see.
From national treasure to national disgrace in one brief email...Bezos broke his promise to the WashPost staff and its loyal readers. I will be joining the tidal wave of subscribers in tapping the CANCEL button.
Ex-Washington Post editor Marty Baron rebukes Bezos: ‘betrayal of free expression’
Ex-Washington Post editor Marty Baron rebukes Bezos: ‘betrayal of free expression’
Lauded former editor ‘appalled’ by billionaire newspaper owner’s overhaul of opinion section to narrow focus
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Marty Baron, a highly regarded…
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February 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
From national treasure to national disgrace in one brief email...Bezos broke his promise to the WashPost staff and its loyal readers. I will be joining the tidal wave of subscribers in tapping the CANCEL button.
Long ago in a World History class I took, the professor said something that stuck with me. He said, "Never forget...the first three letters of the word 'Imperial' are IMP." Seems to still have value and usability after all these years.
Never support new government powers that you wouldn't trust in the hands of your enemies.
Has the imperial presidency arrived?
I've always enjoyed movies and TV shows about parallel universes, where the protagonists somehow enter another world that looks just like the real one but
reason.com
February 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Long ago in a World History class I took, the professor said something that stuck with me. He said, "Never forget...the first three letters of the word 'Imperial' are IMP." Seems to still have value and usability after all these years.
Macho Man Enrique Tarrio was arrested for assault by US Capitol Police after he slapped a woman who was making a video of him at a Proud Boys rally in public. Any guess as to how much time before Trump issues a pardon for the Proud Boys leader...again?
February 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Macho Man Enrique Tarrio was arrested for assault by US Capitol Police after he slapped a woman who was making a video of him at a Proud Boys rally in public. Any guess as to how much time before Trump issues a pardon for the Proud Boys leader...again?
This is very serious for rural citizens and "shut ins" who have transportation and mobility issues. Call, email, and text your elected officials at the Federal, State, and Local level. Noise draws attention...loud noise leads to action.
BREAKING: The Trump administration has announced that it will kill Medicare coverage of most telehealth services on April 1st.
February 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is very serious for rural citizens and "shut ins" who have transportation and mobility issues. Call, email, and text your elected officials at the Federal, State, and Local level. Noise draws attention...loud noise leads to action.
The passengers and crew were lucky on this one. With the Aviation Safety Board out of the picture under Trump's direction, only a fool would fly on a domestic airline these days.
February 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The passengers and crew were lucky on this one. With the Aviation Safety Board out of the picture under Trump's direction, only a fool would fly on a domestic airline these days.
Mr. Corn, you are, in fact, quoting Hemingway...sort of. The full quote is from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar...Act II, Scene 2. Hemingway did some editing and rewriting, and chose not to attribute the quote and its original author.
NEW: Hemingway said, "The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one." As I write in the latest issue of my OUR LAND newsletter, this well describes the GOP. Each day, we see another of its deaths.
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February 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Mr. Corn, you are, in fact, quoting Hemingway...sort of. The full quote is from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar...Act II, Scene 2. Hemingway did some editing and rewriting, and chose not to attribute the quote and its original author.
Have some fun this weekend sending new maps to family and friends.
gulfof.mapquest.com?name=+F+elon...
This is fun! You can generate your own gulf name via mapquest link. Try it and post yours. 😄
This is fun! You can generate your own gulf name via mapquest link. Try it and post yours. 😄
Gulf of F elon and the felon
Check out my custom Gulf of F elon and the felon map created with MapQuest!
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February 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Have some fun this weekend sending new maps to family and friends.
Works for me...
February 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Works for me...
The lovely Mrs. Thibodeaux agrees wholeheartedly.
February 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The lovely Mrs. Thibodeaux agrees wholeheartedly.
And the pawn looks as though he is painfully aware of the difference...poor little guy.
February 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
And the pawn looks as though he is painfully aware of the difference...poor little guy.
So, why can't it work both ways?
February 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
So, why can't it work both ways?